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Letters from Rene Widmer to Whistler Museum & Archives

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

  • Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
  • Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
  • Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
  • Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.

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Photographs of aerial mountain views in the Coast Range, Black Tusk in summer, Whistler Village at night with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, and an aerial of Whistler Valley in winter including Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, Whistler Village, Alta Lake, Nita Lake, and Alpha Lake.

Captions:
002: "Summer Whistler Black Tusk Garibaldi Prov. Park"

Slides

Photographs of alpenglow on Blackcomb Mountain, forests and stormy skies, various Whistler Mountain views (including the backcountry, Flute Ridge, Symphony Bowl, Roundhouse Lodge, and Piccolo and Oboe Peaks), various Blackcomb Mountain views (including: 7th Heaven and 7th Heaven Express with Black Tusk in the background), and the sunrise and alpenglow on Wedge Mountain.

Captions:
001, 009: "Alpenglow Diseased Ridge Blackcomb"
002: "Mountain Light Whistler, B.C."
003: "Back country Whistler"
004: "Clearing storm Whistler Mt."
005: "Blackcomb Winter Alpenglow Peak"
006: "Skiers on Flute Ridge Symphony Bowl Whistler Mtn"
007: "Back country Whistler"
008: "Symphony Bowl Whistler"
010, 011, 019: "Winter- Whistler- Ski Symphony Bowl Whistler"
013: "Roundhouse Lodge Whistler Mtn"
014: "Symphony Bowl w. Piccolo Flute & Oboe Peaks Whistler Mt."
015: "7th Heaven Express and Black Tusk"
016: "Sunrise on Wedge Mt. Whistler B.C."
017: "Whistler, B.C. Alpenglow Wedge/Armchair"
018: "Clearing storm Whistler"
020: "Out of bounds Whistler, B.C."

Slides

Photographs of Black Tusk as seen from Whistler Mountain, the renovated Roundhouse Lodge with crowds of skiers around it, an overhead view of moguls, a lineup at Harmony Express Chair, Rendezvous Lodge with Solar Coaster in the foreground on Blackcomb Mountain, alpenglow on Wedge Mountain and surrounding mountains, 7th Heaven area on Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler backcountry, and Harmony Bowl with Harmony Express Chair.

Captions:
001: "Winter/Whistler Black Tusk, Garibaldi Provincial Park, B.C."
002, 003: "Roundhouse Lodge Whistler Mtn"
014: "LINE-UP - HARMONY CHAIR"
016: "Rendezvous Rest. & Solar Coaster Quad. Blackcomb Mt"
017: "Alpenglow Wedge Mt. Whistler Area"
018: "7th Heaven Blackcomb B.C."
019: "Back country Whistler"
020: "Harmony Bowl & Harmony Express Quad Whistler Mt."

Slides

Photographs of winter and snow-covered mountain landscapes, alpenglow on Blackcomb Mountain, out of bounds on Blackcomb Mountain, Black Tusk in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the sunset over the Coast Range, the full moon over the Coast Range, and alpenglow on Wedge Mountain.

Captions:
009: "Out of bounds Blackcomb Mtn"
010: "Whistler, B.C. Black Tusk Garibaldi"
012: "Blackcomb Winter Alpenglow Peak"
013, 017: "Whistler-Winter Black Tusk"
015: "Winter/Whistler Sunset over Coastal Range British Columbia, Canada"
018, 019: "Whistler-Winter Full moon rising Coast Range B.C."

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Photographs of the moonrise over a mountain range, Green Lake, and Armchair Mountain/Mount Weart, a view of Mt Currie, various views of Blackcomb Mountain (including: Blackcomb Glacier, Horstman Hut, and 7th Heaven), sunsets on Wedge Mountain, Mount Weart, and Blackcomb Mountain, cross-country skiing in front of Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, Black Tusk and the Coast Range as seen from Whistler Mountain, the Blackcomb Powdercats snowcats on Blackcomb Mountain, Green Chair on Whistler Mountain, Whistler Express Gondola, and [Wizard Chair?] on Blackcomb Mountain.

Captions:
004: "MOONRISE OVER GREEN LAKE WHISTLER"
005: "MOONRISE OVER ARMCHAIR MTN WHISTLER"
006: "MT CURRIE"
008: "BLACKCOMB GLACIER"
012: "TOP OF BLACKCOMB HORSTMAN HUT + 7TH HEAVEN"
014: "VIEW TOWARDS BLACK TUSK FROM TOP OF WHISTLER"
015: "POWDER 'CATS' BLACKCOMB"
017: "WHISTLER MOUNTAIN"
019: "WHISTLER EXPRESS"

Slides

Photographs of Whistler Peak and Whistler Bowl with Peak Chair in the foreground, and skiers on a flat area of the slopes with a snowy Black Tusk in the background.

Slides

Photographs of Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains in winter with Whistler Village in the foreground, alpenglow on the mountains, views of Glacier Bowl from the top near Harmony Hut, and Harmony Hut covered in snow, with a Canadian flag and Black Tusk in the background landscape.

Slides

Photographs of various skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains with mountain views. Locations include: Whistler Peak, Blackcomb Glacier, Friday 13th Chutes on Whistler Peak, Cirque cliffs on Whistler Peak, Flute Bowl, The Hour Glass on Blackcomb Peak, Sun Bowl, Heli-skiing on Spearhead Range, and Ziggy's Bowl. Skiers include: Mark Morrison, Perry Mackline, Dave Gauley, Tim Rickli, Joe Lammers, Vanessa Knee, Dean Stone, and Nelson Jensen. Background views also include: Black Tusk, Whistler Village, Whistler Valley, and Alta Lake.

Captions:
001: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Mark Morrison"
002: "Winter- Whistler- Ski Skiing Blackcomb Glacier Skier: Perry Macklin"
003: "Peak powder Whistler, B.C. Skier: Mark Morrison"
004: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dave Gauley"
005: "Cliffs below Friday 13th Chutes Whistler Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
006: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dave Gauley"
007: "Whistler Cique [sic] cliffs Whistler Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
008: "Telemarking on Flute Whistler Mt. Skier: Tim Rickli"
009: "Whistler Cique [sic] cliffs Whistler Peak Skier: Joe Lammers"
010: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Joe Lammers"
011: "The Hour Glass Blackcomb Peak Skier: Dave Gauley"
012: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Vanessa Knee"
013: "Sun bowl Whistler, B.C. Skier: Dean Stone"
014: "Fundoshi-Samurai underwear"
015: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Tim Rickli"
016: "Heli Skiing Spearhead Range"
017: "The Peak Whistler, B.C. Skier: Nelson Jensen"
018: "Alpine bowls/Whistler Mtn. Skier: Joe Lammers"
019: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skiers: Joe Lammers, Dan Treadway, Brett Carlson"
020: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skier: Joe Lammers"

Slides

Photographs of skiing the Alpine Bowls on Blackcomb Mountain, a close up of groomed snow, Whistler Village under snow (buildings include: Town Plaza Suites and the Delta Whistler Suites), mountain views of Whistler's Alpine bowls, skier Bryce Phillips in mid-air skiing Whistler's Alpine Bowls, a view of the Pan Pacific Mountainside (and includes Carleton Lodge on the left), a view of Black Tusk, Village Square in the summer with a Canadian flag in the foreground and Fitzsimmons Lodge in the background, views of golfers on Nicklaus Golf Course, Whistler Golf Course, Joe Lammers and Kelsey Nash skiing Ziggy's Bowl on Blackcomb Mountain, summer on Alpine Lake, hiking on Whistler Mountain in the summer, kayaking on Cheakamus River, and a summer view of Alta Lake.

Captions:
001-004: "Skiing Alpine Bowls Blackcomb B.C. [M.R.]"
005: "Groomed Snow "Cordoroy" [sic] Whistler B.C. Canada"
006: "Fresh snow in Whistler Village"
007: "Whistler's majestic alpine Bowls"
008: "Alpine Bowls Whistler Mtn Skier: Bryce Phillips"
009: "Pan Pacific Hotel Whistler B.C. Canada"
010: "Whistler's majestic alpine Bowls - Black Tusk"
011: "Whistler Village Summer"
012: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C. (M.R.)"
013: "Summer/Whistler Whistler Golf Course with Whistler Mountain behind"
014: "Ziggy's Bowl Blackcomb Mtn Skiers: Joe Lammers, Kelsey Nash"
015: "Summer- British Columbia Alpine Lake"
016: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler, B.C."
017: 'Whistler Golf Course (M.R. Whistler B.C."
018: "Whistler-Summer Hiking on Whistler Mt. B.C."
019: "Kayaking :Cheakamus River B.C. Canada"
020: "Summer Whistler Alta Lake"

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